Munger Road

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Munger Road
Starring Bruce Davison, Trevor Morgan, Brooke Peoples, Randall Batinkoff
Directed by Nicholas Smith

It's only a day before a big city festival, and a serial killer escapes prison.  It's up to Chief Kirkhoven (Bruce Davison) and Deputy Hendricks (Randall Batinkoff) to find him and bring him to justice before the townsfolk get too scared to attend the festival.

Meanwhile, friends Corey (Trevor Morgan), Joe (Brooke Peoples), Scott (Hallock Beals) and Rachael (Lauren Storm) travel to Munger Road to videotape supposed supernatural events.  Decades before a bus with schoolchildren stalled on the train tracks when a train hit and killed the kids.  Now the rumor is that if you drive on the tracks and turn off your car, the ghosts of the children will push the car off the tracks to safety, and Corey and Scott especially want to test this out.

They get more than they bargain for when their car really does die, and it seems they're being tracked by an unseen force.  Is it the serial killer stalking them, or is there a more other-worldly presence stalking the teens?

I am a sucker for real life paranormal stories, and I've heard about the Munger Road ghosts before, so I was intrigued to see this film.  Surprisingly it was decent, with a compelling story and dramatic tension, plus the unknown mystery of where the serial killer is.  I was drawn to the story and eagerly anticipated for the ending.

Then the ending came...

"To Be Continued."

...SERIOUSLY?  There isn't even a real ending to the film!  They're supposed to do a sequel, but it's been three years in limbo, and unsure if it'll even come out.  So I wasted my time watching this with absolutely no resolution, and I was incredibly annoyed.  Don't see this film until (or if) the sequel comes out.

My Rating: D+

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